[W-71. EiLOW MARCH 1997 ) CNCHS joins KASADYAHAN '97 TRIBU KABATUHAN joined KASADYAHAN '97 in honor of Sto. Nino, Patron Saint of Iloilo City For the past three years, CNCHS has been honoring, during the graduation program, the "Golden Jubilarians" or the alumni who graduated from the school 50 years ago. The Golden Jubilarians this school year are the members of Class '47. Mrs. Estelita A. Alejan, retired guidance counselor of the school and coordinator of Class'47, informed the school administration that Class '47 of then Cabatuan High School was composed of 57 students: 18 boys and 39 girls. However, to date, only 35 have survived. The surviving male members of Class '47 are Felipe Abella, Juanito Asencio, Raymundo Flores, Primitive Losbafies, Santiago Maquillo, Ricardo Mina, Ben Montinola, and Cirilo Orrica. Their living female classmates include Merced Alag, Salud Alcantara, Estelita Alere, Matilde Borja, Remedios Cabra, Luz Cancer, Angelina Ceballos, Loreto Confesor, Estelita Cordero, Salud Delicano, Maria Dureza, Rosalina Erebaren, and Josefa Fabrigas. Other survivors of the class are Margarita Yniego, Leonora Laborde, Pacita Latoza, Cannelina Lida, Adelina Lagasan, Mercedes Leysa, Florita Limas, Anunciacion Marts, Anunciacion Medians, Anita Muyuela, Concepcion Reguera, Loreto Sumpio, Anunciacion Ton-non, and Agripina Veladiez. The class valedictorian was Genoveva Baefia who had been a Mathematics teacher of the school. The class salutatorian was Severn Elecanal. Both are deceased. During the 53rd Commencement Exercises of the school on April 3, the Golden Jubilarians will join in the processional march, together with the members of the graduating class. After the distribution of diplomas to the graduates, each of the Golden Jubilarians will be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for having survived 50 years after graduating from then Cabatuan High School, and for contributing his or her share in giving a name to the school. The response in behalf of Class '47 will be delivered by Atty. Juanito Asencio, a practicing lawyer and successful businessman it. General Santos City. For the first time, Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School joined KASADYAHAN, an annual merry-making contest sponsored by DINAGYANG Foundation Inc. The contest was held on January 18 in Iloilo City. Every year Iloilo City observes DINAGYANG, an Ati-Ati tribe contest which has gained national and international fame. The day before, the KASADYAHAN is held as a prelude to a main event. Both contests are offered in honor of Sto. Nino, the Patron Saint of Iloilo City, whose feast is observed every third Sunday of January. Named "TRIBU KABATUHAN," the entry of the school was composed of 80 members, all students of the school. The presentation of the tribe had a touch of the history and culture of Cabatuan. The school's contesting tribe partly portrayed the legend of the town. The major portion of the presentation focused on the superstitious beliefs and an ancient paganistic practice of the Cabatuananons. The practice involved the hiring of the services of the "babaylan" or quack doctor to cure ailments and diseases. More often than not, the,pntlent did not get cured permanently. The patient, if "cured", gets a temporary relief only. The presentation of the tribe moralized by telling the spectators that permanent relief of one's ailment or disease can be obtained only from God, through Sto. Nino. To help the school defray the expenses for its participation in Kasadyahan '97, the municipal government headed by Mayor Eliseo C. Tobias contributed P10,000.00. The amount was augmented by Cong. Licurgo P. Tirador who chipped in another P10,000.00 The neophyte tribe which placed fourth during the contest was trained by Gary Sentin, a local choreographer. He was assisted by Mrs. Evelina R:--Artieda, head of the PEHM department and writer of the script of the presentation, and Mrs. Gracia P. Baylor, a PEHM teacher of the school.